Introduction to Git / Github workshop

Key course materials

What you need

To participate in this workshop, you need to have Git and Bash installed on your computer. Please follow the instructions below to install this PRIOR to showing up for the workshop.

Data Tip: Anyone with an .edu email affiliation can get a free GitHub account with unlimited private repos. Learn more here.

Workshop schedule

time

topic

instructor

1:00 - 2:30

Intro to version control & Git - commit, push, pull

Max

2:30 - 2:40

Break

2:40 - 4:00

Pull requests and cloning + review

Leah

Step 1. Setup Git and Bash

Windows instructions

Install Bash on your computer. Please note that Windows command prompt is not the same as Bash - we suggest that Windows users install Git for Windows, which also installs Bash as described in the Software Carpentry instructions.

Mac or Linux instructions

Step 2. Sign up for GitHub

Create a GitHub account

If you do not already have a GitHub account, go to GitHub and sign up fora free account. Pick a username that you like! This username is what your colleagues will see as you work with them in GitHub and Git.

Take a minute to setup your account. If you want to make your account more recognizable, be sure to add a profile picture to your account!